Episodes

  • Michael Dila | Oslo for AI | System 3 thinking
    Jan 31 2024

    Michael Dila is a design and innovation leader, designer of conversation, and a steward of community. He is the project director for Oslo for AI, a year-long project that will invite participants to co-design a new kind of constitutional process for the governance of AI. Michael is also the founder of System 3 Coaching, focused on helping leaders navigate the dynamics of ethical and technical complexity. We discuss Michael’s views on the emergent intelligence of conversation and the ways Oslo for AI aims to create a forum for the important discussions we need to have about AI. Guest: Michael Dila https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaeldila/ Host: Tim Hampton https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetimhampton Music: "Breaking Point" by Nihilore | Creative Commons [Attribution, NonCommercial] Humanity is not automatic.

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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • Eric Miller | Ecological Footprint Initiative | Measuring our impact on the climate
    Jan 3 2024

    Eric Miller is the Director of the Ecological Footprint Initiative, a research, training, and analytics hub that produces the National Ecological Footprint and Biocapacity Accounts used around the world, plus fee-for-service work. The initiative is housed in the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change at York University.

    Eric has two undergraduate degrees, a BSc in Biology from Carleton University, a BA in Economics from McMaster, and an MES in Ecological Macroeconomics from York University.

    We discuss a report titled “Measuring York's Carbon and Ecological Footprints During Fiscal Years 2016-2020” which Eric produced.

    Guest: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sustainabilityeconomist/

    Host: Tim Hampton https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetimhampton

    Music: "Breaking Point" by Nihilore | Creative Commons [Attribution, NonCommercial]

    Humanity is not automatic.


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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Dr. Peter Victor | Escape from Overshoot | Economics for a Planet in Peril
    Oct 15 2023

    Dr. Peter Victor is an economist who has worked on environmental issues for over 40 years as an academic, consultant and public servant. He was the first President of the Canadian Society for Ecological Economics and one of the founders of that discipline. From 1996 to 2002, Peter served as the Dean of the Faculty of Environmental Studies at York University in Toronto.

    We discuss Peter’s book titled “Escape from Overshoot: Economics for a Planet in Peril.” Can we rein in our consumption and damage to our environment? Will we need to reduce our standards of living, or even our population, to reach a sustainable relationship with our planet? How can we seek an equitable steady state that doesn’t leave the disadvantaged behind?

    Guest: Dr. Peter Victor https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-victor-b2a236b0/

    Host: Tim Hampton https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetimhampton

    Peter Victor’s website: https://www.pvictor.com/

    “Escape From Overhsoot” at Amazon:https://a.co/d/4VRYD1y

    Music: "Breaking Point" by Nihilore | Creative Commons [Attribution, NonCommercial]

    Humanity is not automatic.

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    57 mins
  • Denise Brouder | The hybrid workplace of the future - and today
    Sep 17 2023

    Denise Brouder is a hybrid work skills expert and founder of SWAYworkplace, a New York city professional training and coaching firm that focuses on driving performance for workers that are united by purpose but not always location. We discuss the adoption of hybrid work models, how to ensure remote worker productivity and the future of jobs.


    Guest: https://www.linkedin.com/in/denisebrouder

    Host: Tim Hampton https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetimhampton


    Music: "Breaking Point" by Nihilore | Creative Commons [Attribution, NonCommercial]


    Humanity is not automatic.

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    41 mins
  • Robin Lobb | intelligence in a digital world | the value of a novel perspective
    Sep 3 2023

    Robin Lobb has a diverse background in intelligence, strategic planning, information technology and management consulting. Robin’s work has contributed to a variety of pursuits, including espionage, healthcare, academia, residential real estate and civic engagement. Today, among his many roles, Robin is Director at Large at Huron and Area Search and Rescue, VP of Membership at the International Association for Intelligence Education and he Chairs the program advisory committee on Big Data, Artificial Intelligence and Mobile Apps programs at Georgian College. We to discuss the role of intelligence in peace and security, the changing and often digital landscape of intelligence, and the value of a novel perspective.

    Guest: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robin-lobb-5680862/ robinlobb@gmail.com

    Host: Tim Hampton https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetimhampton

    Music: "Breaking Point" by Nihilore | Creative Commons [Attribution, NonCommercial]

    Humanity is not automatic.

    Disclaimer: The views expressed are solely those of the speaker, Robin Lobb. IAFIE assumes no responsibility or liability and the views expressed do not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. In addition, any views expressed by IAFIE officers or staff are strictly their own and do not necessarily reflect those of IAFIE.

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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • Carlos Sentís | World Innovation Alliance | impact - strategy - innovation
    Aug 19 2023

    Carlos Sentís is the founder and CEO of the World Innovation Alliance, a Board Member at the World Humanitarian Forum, a Member of the Steering Committee of Higher Education Innovation at OECD, and Presidential advisor to the Organization of Young Entrepreneurs of the European Union. This is on top of lecturing at 21 universities and business schools, providing training at dozens of corporations and over 300 speaking engagements around the world. In this episode, we discuss the breathtaking scope of Carlos’s goals and how he built the World Innovation Alliance to meet them Guest: Carlos Sentís https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlossentis/ Host: Tim Hampton https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetimhampton Music: "Breaking Point" by Nihilore | Creative Commons [Attribution, NonCommercial] Humanity is not automatic.

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    55 mins
  • Maggie Greyson | your future is not set in stone
    Aug 6 2023

    Maggie Greyson is Chief Futurist and CEO of Futures Present, a foresight consulting company. Making predictions is hard, especially about the future. Even so, Maggie helps people think long term and decide what they really want. We discuss futurism and it’s impact on the choices we make in the present. Guest: Maggie Greyson https://www.linkedin.com/in/maggiegreyson Host: Tim Hampton https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetimhampton Music: "Breaking Point" by Nihilore | Creative Commons [Attribution, NonCommercial] Humanity is not automatic.

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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • AI Safety and Alignment | AI and Democracy | Elena Yunusov
    Jul 23 2023

    Elena Yunusov is a Deep Tech Marketing and Strategy Leader with a focus on artificial intelligence. Elena has been in AI before ChatGPT, leading Marketing at Borealis AI, an AI research institute founded by RBC. She was nominated for the RBC Canadian Women Entrepreneur Awards for her work with her agency, Communicable Inc., and was named among ‘Top Women in Canadian Tech’ by BetaKit.


    Elena and I discuss AI, why it is both exciting and a little scary and what we can do to improve AI alignment and safety.


    Guest: Elena Yunusov https://www.linkedin.com/in/elenayunusov/

    Host: Tim Hampton https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetimhampton

    Music: "Breaking Point" by Nihilore | Creative Commons [Attribution, NonCommercial]


    Humanity is not automatic.


    Elena mentioned the following books in this episode:

    Power and Prediction: The Disruptive Economics of Artificial Intelligence by Ajay Agrawal et al

    Prediction Machines: The Simple Economics of Artificial Intelligence by Ajay Agrawal et al

    Human Compatible: Artificial Intelligence and the Problem of Control by Stuart Russell et al

    Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions by Brian Christian et al

    The Alignment Problem: Machine Learning and Human Values by Brian Christian

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    1 hr and 2 mins